The Power of Promise 約束の力

Takusei … Like a sausage… crunchy, chewy and then juicy.

At the core of biblical counseling is understanding what God says about the human condition… and what God wants to do about the human condition.

1 John 3:2

Philippians 3:12-14

Romans 4:20-21

1. The process of a promise 約束の順序

The promises of God are: 神様の約束は

1. Already すでに

2. Not yet まだ

3. Suddenly 突然

2. What has God promised? 神様が何を約束してくれているでしょうか？

Psalm 84:11

Psalm 16:6

Ecclesiastes 8:12

Isaiah 3:10

Psalm 58:11

Psalm 5:12

Psalm 3:8

Proverbs 21:21

There are promises for your family, for your workplace, for your health, for your finances, for death, for life, for freedom from addiction,

He has promised you his love, his mercy, his provision, his presence, his intercession, to seal you and save you and purify you and glorify you

He will give you direction and honor and put you ahead in life and take you places you’ve never been before.

There’s a certain hope for a glorious resurrection, fullness of joy, safety from hellfire and heavenly inheritance, that God will judge injustice and reward our faithfulness

He’s promised to gift you, to anoint you, to use you and to save your friends, family and nation

3. The promise of his calling 使命の約束

These promises are not one sided: he has called us all to also share in some degree with his suffering. But these general promises apply to everyone unless you’ve been called otherwise. But then the call

1 Corinthians 13:13

Faith, hope and love - Already, not yet and suddenly

Rough outline and message notes by Chris Moore of His Call Church - ヒズコールチャーチ